MUNSHI ETC. vs BAGGA ETC.S — 1971 SCMR 380

Citation: 1971 SCMR 380

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: MUNSHI ETC. vs BAGGA ETC.S

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 380

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman Title: MUNSHI ETC. vs BAGGA ETC.S Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 178 of 1970 L. P. A. No. 393 of JUDGMENT Reported As: 1971 SCMR 380 Result: Leave refused Judgment JUDGMENT HAMODDUR RAHMAN, C. J.-This is a petition for special leave to appeal from a judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore Seat, in a Letters Patent Appeal, by which the order of a learned Single Judge dismissing a constitutional petition in limine was set aside, the petition was allowed, certain orders of the Settlement Authorities were set aside and the case was remanded to the Additional Settlement Commissioner for the decision of the appeal filed by the respondent No. 1 against the order of the Deputy Settlement Commissioner (Lands), Sahiwal. The dispute related to certain lands which were originally allotted to the respondent Bagga and one Chiragh, the predecessor-in-interest of the other respondents. The present petitioners acting as informants complained to the Settlement Authorities that the respondent Bagga and Chiragh had fraudul--entry obtained more lands than what they were entitled to. Proceedings were thereupon started under section 10 of the Displaced Persons (Land Settlement) Act, 1958, and the Deputy Settlement Commissioner acting as a delegatee of the Chief Settlement Commissioner on the 18th of September 1964, found that they had acting in collusion…

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